Posted on 10/26/2021 5:34:25 AM PDT by Oldeconomybuyer
When we think about the different ways we can reduce our carbon footprints, our sex lives are not usually at the top of the list.
Yet web searches for sustainable products such as vegan condoms and waste-free contraception have been steadily on the rise in recent years.
What is eco-friendly sex?
"For some, being eco-friendly sexually means selecting lubes, toys, bed sheets and condoms that have less impact on the planet," explains Dr Adenike Akinsemolu, an environmental sustainability scientist from Nigeria.
"For others, it entails reducing the damage in the creation of porn to workers and the environment. Both examples are valid and of importance."
Where else can waste be reduced?
Then there are less obvious parts of our sex lives where changes can be made to reduce waste.
Purchasing ethically made lingerie and clothing, avoiding shower sex, using less hot water, keeping the lights switched off and opting for reusable washcloths are all ways to reduce our impact on the planet.
The climate impact of reproducing
Which brings us to another point where sex and the environment collide - having children.
According to a 2017 study, living car-free saves about 2.3 tonnes of CO2 a year, while sticking to a plant-based diet saves 0.8 tonnes. By comparison - if you live in the developed world - not having a child saves about 58.6 tonnes per year.
(Excerpt) Read more at bbc.com ...
I didn’t read the article as I cherish my sanity, but did they call out inflatable dolls as bad for the environment?
Sigh. I’m old and decrepit enough that I can remember the BBC being a serious (though always globalist) news source.
The article was basically just a screed against having children. “Where else can waste be reduced?... not having a child”. Leftists sure are delightful people aren’t they?
We live in a clown world
It is rare that I am at a loss for words, but the scope of this stupidity is truly mind-numbing.
Yes, this article deserves the all too often used emoji comment here:
🤡🌎
Exhaling, shouting, screaming, rapid breathing during sex are also not good and eliminating those sorts of behaviors helps reduce our impact on the planet, while drastically lowering CO2 emissions. For the children, you know.
“avoiding shower sex,”
HERESY!!!!!
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Just when I believe that the Left has plumbed the depths of stupidity, I see something like this article.
Though I intellectually understand that there is no bottom to the Left’s idiocy, emotionally I am always struck dumb by the new and inventive ways that they find to strike out into new frontiers of brain dead foolish, moronic imbecility.
Sick and twisted.
The article was basically just a screed against having children. “Where else can waste be reduced?... not having a child”. Leftists sure are delightful people aren’t they?
A. Want only deplorables to stop reproducing
B. Want to eliminate all White people
C. Want to eliminate the entire Human race
Of the above, (A) is not going to happen as deplorables don’t listed to them anyway. I am sure (B) is true, but would not surprise me if (C) is also true.
They are certainly skilled at convincing their fellow Leftists not to reproduce.
"Sex on the beach?"
ROTFLMChristianFreeAmericanSuccessfulHairyWhiteUnsodomizedAO!
I guess it is time to plan to Flee to the east, i.e. Eastern Europe, S Korea, Japan, saner people there.
Jesus.
It’s time.
Please.......
If all liberals offed themselves, in the name of mother Gaia, the reduction in CO2 would be huge. Do it please!
Is it OK if you have a low-flow shower head? ;-)
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